"...Coaxes satirical bite from the trio of Nicholson, [Spader and Pfeiffer]..." Premiere "...Nicholson is amazing, finding humor and poignancy....A rapturous romantic thriller with a darkly comic subtext..." Rolling Stone "...The fun is waiting for the moment when the eyes glint, the teeth are bared, and Wolfman Jack makes his welcome entrance..." Sight and Sound "...Nicholson is thoroughly sympathetic...[and] even more compelling after a wolf bite brings out the animal instincts..." Entertainment Weekly "...An intriguing thriller...Enjoyable for its humor and sophistication..." Variety "...It's the most polished New York creep show since ROSEMARY'S BABY and the classiest film in six full moons..." -- 4 out of 4 stars USA Today "...Invariably an actor to watch, Nicholson is adept and surprisingly low-key and subtle in many of the scenes....Nicholson and Pfeiffer play nicely together..." Los Angeles Times "...The tone of the movie is steadfastly smart and literate....The movie looks great..." Chicago Sun-Times9.292039
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"Flying cows are an excellent thing in a movie....Eye-popping..." -- Rating: B Entertainment Weekly "...[A] theme park ride of a movie....Paxton and especially Hunt bring a great deal of vigor to their [characters]....De Bont's direction is muscular..." Variety "...TWISTER stays as uptempo and exuberant as a roller-coaster ride....With a kinetic energy that keeps up with the characters..." New York Times "...The movie is wall-to-wall with special effects and they're all convincing..." Chicago Sun-Times9.247563
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"Eye and ear candy for fans of Indian musical cinema....The experience is visually enchanting, cloyingly sweet, at once utterly chaste and insanely erotic..."New York Times9.232224
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"...Flying high on explosive action and sly wit, THE PROFESSIONAL gets the job done..." Rolling Stone "...Existential..." -- Rating: A - RecommendedEntertainment Weekly "...It is a well-directed film, because Besson has a natural gift for plunging into drama with a charged-up visual style. And it is well acted..." Chicago Sun-Times "The action scenes are explosive and skillful, the story genuinely moving." Uncut8.170695
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"...Glorious music..." Rolling Stone "...Beethoven dazzlingly impersonated by [Oldman]....An extremely ambitious classical music video..." New York Times "...It exerts an irresistible pull....Fine as an evocation of an artist who was able to hold the cosmos between two deaf ears." -- Rating: B Entertainment Weekly "...[The] tiny details show that someone has done their homework..." Sight and Sound "...A film that imagines the mental states of Beethoven with a series of images as vivid and convincing as a dream..." Chicago Sun-Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Oldman gets the madness of the man perfectly; but the real star of the show is Rose, who time and again finds brilliant evocations of Beethoven's music..."Empire8.170695
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"[T}here is wonder for us to cherish, courtesy of a spectacular visual sense....It does nicely with its quieter moments, especially in the emotional scenes that close the story."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's a technical masterpiece that is made primarily for kids..."Ultimate DVD8.155356
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"...A bravura solo spin....Thanks to Hanks' abilities, [a volleyball] actually seems to emote..." -- 3.5 out 4 stars USA Today "...Hanks towers....[An] ambitious epic, an existential meditation..." -- Rating: A-Entertainment Weekly "...Compelling..." Sight and Sound "...A brave move for the helmer....[Hanks] conveys the isolation of his character with little dialogue and just a hint of madness..." Total Film "...Interwoven with timely observations about the centerless chaos of life in the modern world....Compelling..." Box Office "...Zemeckis does an excellent job of finding visual means to express Chuck's isolation and thought process. Technically, the film is a marvel..." Hollywood Reporter "...CAST AWAY's level of filmmaking is top of the line. Sweeping camera movements and masterful visuals are plentiful..." Los Angeles Times "...All the island scenes are superb..." Chicago Sun-Times8.155356
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[L]ively and amusing....ARTHUR is at its best during a world tour that takes McAvoy, his granddad and their sleigh from Toronto to the Serengeti."Total Film "[A] tender and upbeat spirit informs the writing and the execution."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Animation here is top notch....It does have a secret weapon in its stellar, mostly British voice cast lead by McAvoy who brings a nice sense of sweetness and sincerity to his likeable goofball Arthur."Box Office "What makes ARTHUR sing is that it plays as much like a family comedy as a holiday film."USA Today "[T]his scrappy, smart animated tale can hold its own against the rest of the genre....The script by Peter Baynham and Sarah Smith has plenty of sly jokes for grown-ups."New York Times "[W]ith an avalanche of charm, wit, and enlivening, highly oxygenated performances....[A] fleet, sweet-natured film."Movieline "[A]n endlessly amusing 3D, CG-animated Yuletide romp with lively innovation at every turn and a dream voice cast headed by James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie and Bill Nighy."Hollywood Reporter 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] worthy addition to the Christmas movie canon. It's funny and good-looking, with an impeccable voice cast of U.K. actors."Washington Post "[It] strikes just the right combination of naughty and nice, reverent and irrelevant, holiday-sweet and Aardman dry." -- Grade: B+A.V. Club "[It's] genuinely sweet, and the complicated relations among Santa's clan are surprisingly believable." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly7.170522
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"...Notably bizarre effects and superb surround-stereo..." USA Today "...Raimi's tasy homage to spaghetti-Western maestro Sergio Leone -- spiced with Raimi's offbeat humor -- goes down pretty easily..."Entertainment Weekly "...DiCaprio has fun..." Variety "...Ms. Stone's presence nicely underscores the genre-bending tactics of Sam Raimi..." New York Times7.139844
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"[T}here is wonder for us to cherish, courtesy of a spectacular visual sense....It does nicely with its quieter moments, especially in the emotional scenes that close the story."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's a technical masterpiece that is made primarily for kids..."Ultimate DVD7.109166
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"[T}here is wonder for us to cherish, courtesy of a spectacular visual sense....It does nicely with its quieter moments, especially in the emotional scenes that close the story."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's a technical masterpiece that is made primarily for kids..."Ultimate DVD7.093827
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[L]ively and amusing....ARTHUR is at its best during a world tour that takes McAvoy, his granddad and their sleigh from Toronto to the Serengeti."Total Film "[A] tender and upbeat spirit informs the writing and the execution."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Animation here is top notch....It does have a secret weapon in its stellar, mostly British voice cast lead by McAvoy who brings a nice sense of sweetness and sincerity to his likeable goofball Arthur."Box Office "What makes ARTHUR sing is that it plays as much like a family comedy as a holiday film."USA Today "[T]his scrappy, smart animated tale can hold its own against the rest of the genre....The script by Peter Baynham and Sarah Smith has plenty of sly jokes for grown-ups."New York Times "[W]ith an avalanche of charm, wit, and enlivening, highly oxygenated performances....[A] fleet, sweet-natured film."Movieline "[A]n endlessly amusing 3D, CG-animated Yuletide romp with lively innovation at every turn and a dream voice cast headed by James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie and Bill Nighy."Hollywood Reporter 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] worthy addition to the Christmas movie canon. It's funny and good-looking, with an impeccable voice cast of U.K. actors."Washington Post "[It] strikes just the right combination of naughty and nice, reverent and irrelevant, holiday-sweet and Aardman dry." -- Grade: B+A.V. Club "[It's] genuinely sweet, and the complicated relations among Santa's clan are surprisingly believable." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly6.139672
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[L]ively and amusing....ARTHUR is at its best during a world tour that takes McAvoy, his granddad and their sleigh from Toronto to the Serengeti."Total Film "[A] tender and upbeat spirit informs the writing and the execution."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Animation here is top notch....It does have a secret weapon in its stellar, mostly British voice cast lead by McAvoy who brings a nice sense of sweetness and sincerity to his likeable goofball Arthur."Box Office "What makes ARTHUR sing is that it plays as much like a family comedy as a holiday film."USA Today "[T]his scrappy, smart animated tale can hold its own against the rest of the genre....The script by Peter Baynham and Sarah Smith has plenty of sly jokes for grown-ups."New York Times "[W]ith an avalanche of charm, wit, and enlivening, highly oxygenated performances....[A] fleet, sweet-natured film."Movieline "[A]n endlessly amusing 3D, CG-animated Yuletide romp with lively innovation at every turn and a dream voice cast headed by James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie and Bill Nighy."Hollywood Reporter 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] worthy addition to the Christmas movie canon. It's funny and good-looking, with an impeccable voice cast of U.K. actors."Washington Post "[It] strikes just the right combination of naughty and nice, reverent and irrelevant, holiday-sweet and Aardman dry." -- Grade: B+A.V. Club "[It's] genuinely sweet, and the complicated relations among Santa's clan are surprisingly believable." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly6.139671
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[L]ively and amusing....ARTHUR is at its best during a world tour that takes McAvoy, his granddad and their sleigh from Toronto to the Serengeti."Total Film "[A] tender and upbeat spirit informs the writing and the execution."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Animation here is top notch....It does have a secret weapon in its stellar, mostly British voice cast lead by McAvoy who brings a nice sense of sweetness and sincerity to his likeable goofball Arthur."Box Office "What makes ARTHUR sing is that it plays as much like a family comedy as a holiday film."USA Today "[T]his scrappy, smart animated tale can hold its own against the rest of the genre....The script by Peter Baynham and Sarah Smith has plenty of sly jokes for grown-ups."New York Times "[W]ith an avalanche of charm, wit, and enlivening, highly oxygenated performances....[A] fleet, sweet-natured film."Movieline "[A]n endlessly amusing 3D, CG-animated Yuletide romp with lively innovation at every turn and a dream voice cast headed by James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie and Bill Nighy."Hollywood Reporter 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] worthy addition to the Christmas movie canon. It's funny and good-looking, with an impeccable voice cast of U.K. actors."Washington Post "[It] strikes just the right combination of naughty and nice, reverent and irrelevant, holiday-sweet and Aardman dry." -- Grade: B+A.V. Club "[It's] genuinely sweet, and the complicated relations among Santa's clan are surprisingly believable." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly6.108994
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[L]ively and amusing....ARTHUR is at its best during a world tour that takes McAvoy, his granddad and their sleigh from Toronto to the Serengeti."Total Film "[A] tender and upbeat spirit informs the writing and the execution."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Animation here is top notch....It does have a secret weapon in its stellar, mostly British voice cast lead by McAvoy who brings a nice sense of sweetness and sincerity to his likeable goofball Arthur."Box Office "What makes ARTHUR sing is that it plays as much like a family comedy as a holiday film."USA Today "[T]his scrappy, smart animated tale can hold its own against the rest of the genre....The script by Peter Baynham and Sarah Smith has plenty of sly jokes for grown-ups."New York Times "[W]ith an avalanche of charm, wit, and enlivening, highly oxygenated performances....[A] fleet, sweet-natured film."Movieline "[A]n endlessly amusing 3D, CG-animated Yuletide romp with lively innovation at every turn and a dream voice cast headed by James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie and Bill Nighy."Hollywood Reporter 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] worthy addition to the Christmas movie canon. It's funny and good-looking, with an impeccable voice cast of U.K. actors."Washington Post "[It] strikes just the right combination of naughty and nice, reverent and irrelevant, holiday-sweet and Aardman dry." -- Grade: B+A.V. Club "[It's] genuinely sweet, and the complicated relations among Santa's clan are surprisingly believable." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly6.108993
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"In its harrowing third act, Ray invests his terrifying tale of upward mobility gone horribly awry with the sinister shadows and ominous atmosphere of German Expressionist horror films."A.V. Club10.0044
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"...Mr. Mangold handles the revelations and reversals of Michael Cooney's script with nerve-racking aplomb. There are horror-film conventions -- eerie sounds, slow camera movements, half-open doors and carefully arranged shadows -- that retain their effectiveness..."New York Times "...John Cusack is convincing....With moments of mind-bending creepiness..."USA Today "...Delighting in his own considerable cleverness and cineast's knowledge of movie history, Mangold shuffles the elements like a three-card-monte pro..." Entertainment Weekly "...A snappily executed little thriller..." Variety "...With a third act that causes us to rethink everything that has gone before. Ingenious, how simple and yet how devious the solution is..." Chicago Sun-Times "...Sleek and clever....IDENTITY is fine escapist fare with a saving sense of humor..." Los Angeles Times "...Stylish....A clever twist on the old strangers-stranded-in-scary motel plot..." Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "Mangold's noir thriller plays like Agatha Christie meets Alfred Hitchcock....A thriller that satisfies the grey matter, IDENTITY deserves to be seen."Ultimate DVD9.841024
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he strength of the performances and a troop of likable characters transform it from a film you merely wouldn't regret watching to one you'll actually enjoy." Box Office9.354327
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"...Williams is a hoot..."Rolling Stone "...Gargantuan....A hugely funny bravura performance by [Hoffman]..."New York Times "...Smith has the regal, otherworldly air of the perfect fairy-tale enchantress..."Los Angeles Times "...Dustin Hoffman is excellent..."Total Film9.354327
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"Ford brings a quiet intensity to Max Brogan....Ray Liotta brings astonishing dimension to Cole Frankel..."Rolling Stone "The director, Wayne Kramer crisscrosses these stories into a diverting anthropological melodrama, with enough coincidence to keep the action unified."Entertainment Weekly9.249965
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"[With] a kinetic visual style that imbues contemporary London with all the glossy swagger of a Michael Mann production, THE SWEENEY feels muscular and dynamic..."Hollywood Reporter 3 stars out of 5 -- "There's illicit fun to be had if you buckle up for a bumpy ride....The action scenes are urgent and efficient..."Total Film "[T]he action sections are the film's high point and its guilty pleasure, all punchy, quick-cut and visceral..."Sight and Sound "Spewing profanities and bashing heads, the great Ray Winstone charges through THE SWEENEY like a bulldog in a leather jacket."New York Times "[A] briskly involving British crime entertainment of the old school....THE SWEENEY benefits greatly from Ray Winstone's performance as Jack Regan..."Los Angeles Times9.236666
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] a fearsome, both-barrels performance from Winstone....The cast are terrific, particularly McShane and Stephen Dillane..."Total Film "Writer-playwrights Louis Mellis and David Scinto have a way with deconstructing masculine ferociousness -- relishing in revealing the follies of machismo in extremis."Los Angeles Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "Winstone hurtles, like a punch-drunk Hamlet, into a black hole of pathos."Uncut "[T]he dialogue, richly profane and Mametically self-conscious in its idioms, yields its own pleasures."New York Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "One of the most compelling movies of '09....The cockney dialogue is infectious and brutal, making each speech cut deeper than a blade."Premiere9.179231
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"[With] a kinetic visual style that imbues contemporary London with all the glossy swagger of a Michael Mann production, THE SWEENEY feels muscular and dynamic..."Hollywood Reporter 3 stars out of 5 -- "There's illicit fun to be had if you buckle up for a bumpy ride....The action scenes are urgent and efficient..."Total Film "[T]he action sections are the film's high point and its guilty pleasure, all punchy, quick-cut and visceral..."Sight and Sound9.154198
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"Cleverly entwining Australia's colonial history with the Western's mythic structure of betrayal and revenge....Huston in particular is chillingly convincing." Sight and Sound 5 stars out of 5 -- "The film is shot by Benoit Delhomme, who captures the cruel beauty of the Outback, while the score is a mixture of traditional folk and atmospheric instrumentals. The acting is exceptional..." Uncut "There is something heavy and monumental about the way Mr. Huston takes up film space, which makes a nice counterpart to the otherworldly Mr. Pearce....Both actors are memorable..." New York Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The film] feels startlingly fresh and original....THE PROPOSITION is a startling parable about man's savagery to man." Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "Cave and Hillcoat add a new flavour to the oldest genre....A violent, yet lyrical frontier tale."Ultimate DVD 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A] movie of startling visuals....[The images] speak potently and startlingly for themselves."Rolling Stone Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Films Of The Year" -- "[T]he movie is a dazzle of mood, style, and mythologized history."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's hard to pick a standout performance from the extraordinary ensemble cast....[With] a premise as morally ambiguous as most of the characters that populate the film..."Empire9.133339
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"...Mr. Mangold handles the revelations and reversals of Michael Cooney's script with nerve-racking aplomb. There are horror-film conventions -- eerie sounds, slow camera movements, half-open doors and carefully arranged shadows -- that retain their effectiveness..."New York Times "...Delighting in his own considerable cleverness and cineast's knowledge of movie history, Mangold shuffles the elements like a three-card-monte pro..."Entertainment Weekly "...Sleek and clever....IDENTITY is fine escapist fare with a saving sense of humor..."Los Angeles Times "...John Cusack is convincing....With moments of mind-bending creepiness..."USA Today "...A snappily executed little thriller..."Variety "...Stylish....A clever twist on the old strangers-stranded-in-scary motel plot..."Total Film "...With a third act that causes us to rethink everything that has gone before. Ingenious, how simple and yet how devious the solution is..."Chicago Sun-Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "Mangold's noir thriller plays like Agatha Christie meets Alfred Hitchcock....A thriller that satisfies the grey matter, IDENTITY deserves to be seen."Ultimate DVD9.133339
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"Farrell is the star, and the unassuming center, of William Monahan's nervy, noir-inflected thriller LONDON BOULEVARD."Movieline9.133339
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JazzTimes (pp.106-108) - "Eldar has formidable chops, as a lightning 'Sweet Georgia Brown' makes perfectly clear..."8.726778
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"...Packed with solid-gold dialogue, tight performances and way too many classic scenes to list here..." -- 5 out of 5 StarsTotal Film "...GOODFELLAS makes poetic drama of warped ambitions. It's a prodigious achievement..."Rolling Stone "...Awesome GOODFELLAS is a punk movie, both in subject matter and attitude..." -- 4 out of 4 stars USA Today "Martin Scorsese regained the explosive force of his '70s heyday with this true-life mafia memoir."Premiere "...Breathless and brilliant....GOODFELLAS is memorable for the ensemble nature of the performances..."New York Times "...Filmed like a rainbow-hued thunderbolt and celebrating Mob lore in the fastest 2 1/2 hours in film history..."Film Comment "...GOODFELLAS is RAGING BULL squared....[The film] flows with the exuberance of a filmmaker who has every detail nailed and a few new lovely moves he wants to show us..."Los Angeles Times "GOODFELLAS is Martin Scorsese's violent and intense view...of organized criminal life, with powerful performances by De Niro, Oscar-winner Pesci, Bracco, and Sorvino.."Widescreen Review8.671673
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